Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, KYUNG SOOK

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1613 1615 1616 1617 1628 1672 3786

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kyung Sook Chang is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1613. The examiner has 803 resolved cases. This volume of resolutions provides a basis for analyzing the examiner's prosecution patterns. The data offers a view of how applications are examined within this specific technical unit and the examiner's consistency in decision-making.

The allowance rate is 60.4 percent. This percentage shows the frequency of grants for applications that reach a final resolution with this examiner. The median days to allowance is 988. This figure indicates the time from filing to the grant of a patent. Practitioners can use this duration to estimate the timeline for their own applications in this art unit and plan their intellectual property strategy accordingly.

The interview lift is 40.9 percent. This metric indicates that an interview is associated with a significant increase in the probability of an allowance. The positive lift suggests that verbal communication is a highly effective method for resolving rejections with this examiner. Applicants might prioritize scheduling an interview to address the examiner's concerns and potentially accelerate the path to a patent grant.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
866
Total Applications
+40.9%
Interview Lift
988
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 803 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18909337 RHEOLOGICAL SOLID COMPOSITION Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18755888 Oral Care Compositions Comprising Hops Beta Acids Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18681981 AN EXTRACT OF LINUM USITATISSIMUM SEEDS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18682551 ACTIVE COMPOUND COMBINATIONS AND FUNGICIDE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THOSE Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18873973 SUNSCREEN COMPOSITION FOR LACTOBACILLUS AND S. EPIDERMIDIS PROTECTION ON SKIN Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
18874006 SUNSCREEN COMPOSITION FOR LACTOBACILLUS AND S. EPIDERMIDIS PROTECTION ON SKIN Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
17593514 MOUSSE PRODUCTS, METHODS AND DEVICES Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18681600 COMPOSITION FOR GENERATING NITROGEN MONOXIDE Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18673481 BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIAL AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEREOF Final Rejection The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
18506757 CONTACT LENS FOR PHOTODYNAMIC INACTIVATION OF GERMS, PRODUCT AND METHOD OF TREATING FUNGAL KERATITIS BY APPLYING THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
18878955 Emulsion With a Dialkyl Carbonate, Coconut Oil Esters, a Volatile Hydrocarbon-Based Oil and a Polyethylene Glycol Dipolyhydroxystearate Containing 30 Mol of Ethylene Oxide Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18543860 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE, SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER AND SCLEROGLUCAN GUM Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18729995 ORAL DOSAGE FORMS OF A THERAPEUTICALLY ACTIVE ACID-LABILE SALT AND METHODS AND USES RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA UMC Utrecht Holding B.V.
19018111 Medical Adhesives For Quick Release Of Antimicrobials Non-Final OA Avery Dennison Corporation
18879427 COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18378720 BUFFERED ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR SKIN-ADHERING MEDICAL PRODUCTS Non-Final OA HOLLISTER INCORPORATED
18595636 COSMETIC Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18012065 Biosurfactant Formulations for Use in Skincare and Wound Treatment Non-Final OA Locus Solutions IPCo, LLC
18037359 TOPICAL SANITISING COMPOSITION COMPRISING MINIMAL AMOUNTS OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL LIPID Non-Final OA Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
19067282 DELIVERY OF SUSTAINED LOCAL AND SYSTEMIC IMMUNOMODULATION Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
18596376 SYNTHETIC TISSUE BARRIERS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
17784598 SYNTHETIC TISSUE BARRIERS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
18000982 PREVENTION, REDUCTION, OR AMELIORATION OF OLD PERSON SMELL Non-Final OA Firmenich SA
18874081 Lipid Nanoparticles and Production Method for Same Non-Final OA Kewpie Corporation
18597717 ORAL SOLID DOSAGE FORMS COMPRISING CANNABINOIDS Final Rejection Jazz Pharmaceuticals Research UK Limited
18259836 STABLE EFFICIENT COSMETIC PREPARATIONS Non-Final OA YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD.
17928003 3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC-ACID-CONTAINING OIL AND FAT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA OSAKA GAS CO., LTD.
18692208 ACTIVE INGREDIENT DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA OPES CORPORATION OY

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